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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Search for the Father, The Family.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when the husband knocked on the door at the doctor's house?
(a) People came scurrying out.
(b) Nothing. No one answered at first.
(c) They yelled at him to leave.
(d) The doctor came out, full of concern.

2. What did Lucie do with the letter announcing her husband's death?
(a) She read it then put it in the family album.
(b) She put it in her pocket since she couldn't read.
(c) She tore it up.
(d) She burned it.

3. What year did the husband and wife move from Algiers?
(a) 1902
(b) 1883
(c) 1913
(d) 1953

4. What was the mattress in the new house like?
(a) It was very comfortable.
(b) It was brand new.
(c) It was filthy and covered with mold.
(d) It smelled like damp hair.

5. How did Jacques' discovery about his father change his feelings toward him?
(a) It helped him understand the man more.
(b) He felt compassion for the man instead of ambivalence.
(c) His hero-worship turned to disdain.
(d) He suddenly regretted that he never really knew his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacques tell Malan he's willing to give him?

2. What did Lucie do in the evenings when Etienne wasn't there?

3. Why did Malan help Jacques at the beginning of their friendship?

4. What couldn't Jacques control?

5. Whose grave was the traveler looking for?

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